| 'Tragedy of the worst kind' Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:04 AM PDT  Two people die, several injured and missing after NYC building explosion.
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| Police: Md. mall shooter may have had Columbine fixation Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:10 AM PDT  MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A man who killed two people at a Maryland mall in January before killing himself acted alone, had no connection with his victims and may have had a fixation with the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, police said Wednesday.
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| FAA warning on 777s linked problem to mid-air breakups Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:31 AM PDT  Months before Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously vanished, US regulators warned of a "cracking and corrosion" problem on Boeing 777s that could lead to a mid-air breakup and drastic drop in cabin pressure. The revelation comes amid a desperate search for traces of the plane with 239 people on board, which lost contact with air traffic control at around 1730 GMT Friday, about an hour after take-off from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing. "We are issuing this AD (Airworthiness Directive) to detect and correct cracking and corrosion in the fuselage skin, which could lead to rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the airplane," the Federal Aviation Administration said. During a sudden drop in cabin pressure, the crew and passengers can become unconscious, leaving no one at the controls of the affected aircraft.
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| Bill Clinton campaigns for Chelsea's mother-in-law Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:58 AM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bill Clinton is wading into a hotly contested U.S. House primary in Philadelphia and its suburbs to raise money for Marjorie Margolies, the mother-in-law of Chelsea Clinton who is running for a seat two decades after she lost it.
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| Luxury shooting ranges cater to new gun culture Posted: 12 Mar 2014 05:32 AM PDT  The "guntry clubs" sprout in gun-friendly locales across the nation.
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| Malaysia Airlines pilot's last words give no hint of trouble Posted: |
| Malaysia not sure which way lost jet was headed Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:45 PM PDT  Officials acknowledge they don't know which direction the plane was heading when it vanished.
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| Obamacare tested in Florida special election won by GOP Posted: 11 Mar 2014 07:36 PM PDT The Republican victory in Florida's special election Tuesday serves as an example for future battles over Obamacare. |
| Merkel and Putin square off over Crimea Posted: 12 Mar 2014 03:07 AM PDT  The German chancellor is considered one of the few leaders Putin will deign to hear out.
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| San Francisco firefighters stop big blaze spread Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:44 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire that barreled through an apartment building construction site sending up black smoke that could be seen for miles around the San Francisco Bay smoldered into Wednesday morning as authorities worked determine what sparked the destructive blaze. |
| CIA-Senate dispute: Who's spying on whom? Posted: 11 Mar 2014 01:42 PM PDT  Complex story starts with waterboarding and ends in a secret CIA facility in Virginia.
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| 2 NYC buildings collapse in explosion, 2 dead Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:48 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City fire department says more than a dozen people are still missing after an explosion leveled two apartment buildings, killing two people.
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| GO FIGURE: Health care needs 42 sign-ups a minute Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:29 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Obama administration's health care plan is going to pass what amounts to its first physical, people have to sign up this month at a pretty speedy rate: 42 times a minute.
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| Ukraine accuses Russia of military buildup Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:22 AM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of conducting a large military buildup near their border that raises the threat of an invasion, but Moscow denied that.
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| Pistorius trial: Bullet-holed toilet door in court Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:32 AM PDT  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Kneeling, a South African police officer on Wednesday swung a cricket bat at a toilet door erected in the courtroom at Oscar Pistorius' murder trial, using two key pieces of evidence to partially re-enact the night the athlete killed his girlfriend by shooting her through the same door more than a year ago.
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| Honor student who sued parents returns home Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:54 AM PDT  ROSELAND, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey honor student who sued to get her parents to support her after she moved out of their home has reunited with them.
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| 3-year theory: Big renewal deal for 'Big Bang' Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:56 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says it's renewing its hit comedy "The Big Bang Theory" for three more years.
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| Sandusky's wife: Victims manipulated over money Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:25 AM PDT  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The wife of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says she "definitely" believes her husband is innocent despite being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys and that the victims' financial gain was at play.
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| Pope sees banner first year, but expectations high Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:31 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — From his simple sound bites to his breaking of Vatican rules, Pope Francis has made being Catholic cool in his first year.
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| After thaw, snow returns to Midwest, Northeast Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:54 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — A heavy wet snow on Wednesday brought a cruel end to a fleeting spring-like thaw, forcing residents around the winter-weary Midwest and Northeast to once again fire up snow blowers, hoist shovels and slog through a sloppy and treacherous commute.
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| Obama to host new Ukrainian PM at White House Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:32 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is hosting the new Ukrainian prime minister at the White House, a gesture aimed rebuking Russia and cementing the West's commitment to Ukraine's fledgling government.
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| Pistorius trial: Police conduct faces scrutiny Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' defense lawyer on Wednesday tried to cast doubt on the competence of a South African police forensic expert who testified at the athlete's murder trial, where a toilet door and a cricket bat from Pistorius' home were introduced in the courtroom for a partial reenactment of events on the night that Pistorius killed his girlfriend. |
| 2 NYC buildings collapse, 2 dead, others missing Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:36 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says people are still missing after an explosion leveled two apartment buildings, killing two people and injuring 18 others. |
| Fla. House race could be warning for Democrats Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:30 AM PDT  CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After months of railing against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Republicans scored a key victory in a hard-fought congressional race that had been closely watched as a bellwether of midterm elections in November.
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| Work until you die: Lifelong labor becomes the new normal Posted: 11 Mar 2014 01:03 PM PDT  There's an interesting paradox happening in the U.S. labor market: Today there are more incentives than ever for a healthy, prosperous retirement. Yet over the same time period since investment options like 401(k)'s become available, people have been choosing to work further into their golden years.
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| Malaysian relative 'praying for divine intervention' Posted: 11 Mar 2014 04:44 PM PDT  Two suspect men who flew on a missing Malaysian airliner appear to have been Iranian illegal immigrants, officials said Tuesday, lessening fears of terrorism but shedding no light on the fate of the plane's 239 passengers and crew. On the fourth day of a multinational search at sea and on land, relatives desperate for news of loved ones aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 said their hopes for a miracle were ebbing away. Authorities have doubled the search radius to 100 nautical miles (equivalent to 185 kilometres) around the point where the Boeing 777 disappeared from radar over the South China Sea early Saturday, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The 34-year-old son of Malaysian security guard Subramaniam Gurusamy was on the flight to do business in Beijing for an oil company.
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| Anti-fracking activist barred from visiting friends, grocery store Posted: 11 Mar 2014 02:32 PM PDT  By David DeKok HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A court injunction obtained by Texas-based Cabot Oil & Gas is preventing Pennsylvania resident Vera Scroggins from going to her local grocery store, her friends' homes, schools, or even the hospital. That's because those properties sit atop the more than 200,000 acres in Susquehanna County that the energy producer owns and leases for gas extraction - land on which Scroggins, a determined anti-fracking activist, is not allowed to tread. A judge in October granted Cabot's request to bar Scroggins from the land - more than 40 percent of Susquehanna County, where she lives - after her repeated trespassing, court documents show. Her offending actions included giving a tour last year to anti-drilling celebrities Susan Sarandon, Yoko Ono, and Sean Lennon, the documents said.
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| $600K taken from safe at Osteen's Houston megachurch Posted: 12 Mar 2014 04:33 AM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities are investigating after $600,000 in checks and cash was stolen from a safe at Pastor Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch, which has one of the largest congregations in the country.
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| Interpol tests giving airlines access to its passports database Posted: 11 Mar 2014 11:52 AM PDT  LYON, France (AP) — Interpol is allowing two airlines to check passenger passports against its vast database of lost and stolen travel documents — in a test project aimed to let private sector companies help authorities crack down on criminals who travel with fake documents, the police organization's leader said Tuesday.
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| NSA nominee defends bulk data collection Posted: 11 Mar 2014 01:19 PM PDT  Obama's pick to head agency also says he's open to third-party storage of phone records.
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